| Ligament: Lateral thyrohyoid ligament | ||
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| The ligaments of the larynx. Antero-lateral view. | ||
| Latin | ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale, ligamentum hyothyreoideum laterale | |
| Gray's | subject #236 1077 | |
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| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_09/12493365 | |
The lateral thyrohyoid ligament (lateral hyothyroid ligament ) is a round elastic cord, which forms the posterior border of the hyothyroid membrane and passes between the tip of the superior cornu of the thyroid cartilage and the extremity of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone. The recurrent laryngeal nerve typical lies lateral to this ligament.[1][2]
A small cartilaginous nodule (cartilago triticea), sometimes bony, is frequently found in the lateral thyrohyoid ligament.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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